John Vincent was one of the very first Indian preachers with South India Christian Mission. He has now evangelized all over South India, extreme NE India, and many other places in South Asia. He is heavily involved with training preachers and planting churches. John and his daughter (above) are at the front gate of SICM in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His children are also planning to prepare for life-long ministry in India.
When SICM began, John was single, but now is married with three children. He has been very prolific in native preacher training and church planting. His work has included most of the states of extreme South India. Through his tireless efforts, SICM has scores of churches in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Arunachal Pradesh, in extreme NE India. John is the main in-country coordinator of SICM operations in India and South Asia. A true leader of leaders!
M. Stephen was appointed to be the first preacher for the church planted at D.C. Kuppam Village in Tamil Nadu. That church has developed nicely and also has a growing Christian pre-k and elementary school with over 100 students. Stephen has also helped with the planting and oversight of several other churches in that part of Tamil Nadu. This vicinity has also been a popular area for hosting our medical camps, which have been highlighted in a medical evangelism journal.
Prem Kumar preaches at the Christian Church he started in Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. He also oversees a two-year preacher training program and church planting in the northern part of Tamil Nadu, which he operates under the FCRA-trust of Reach India Mission. Prem was just a teenager working in Ammambakkam Orphanage when SICM was formed. Since then he completed a theology degree. His full time family support is from SICM.
John Samuel preaches and directs the SEEDS orphanage at Ammambakkam Village in extreme north Tamil Nadu. He is also a leader of leaders in this part of South India, where he assists with training preachers and planting churches. South India Christian Mission sponsors the full time salary of all of the key evangelists in this section, as well as lots of other key preachers and leaders.
RajaMohan Victor started and preaches at Colombo Christian Church, in Sri Lanka. He has also helped start several churches in the mountain and hill country of central and north Sri Lanka. He is the main South India Christian Mission leader for overseeing the move of the New Testament Christian Church in Sri Lanka. Through RajaMohan and our Lanka Christian Mission, we were able to reach out in a very timely way to both storm and war refugees in Sri Lanka.